Forums can be strange things. Many are very quiet. For instance, Martin Avis has a forum that gets only a few posts a week. It’s still worth reading because so many of the posts are so very good. I post there occasionally myself. Not very often I thought but then I was astonished to see that I have posted about 10% of the posts on the site 
In the slow forum, the once a week man is king.
The Warriors forum inhabits a completely different world. Posts can disappear from the (large) front page in a matter of hours. Loads of people seem to see this as an opportunity to earn a fast buck. Spam and dubious posts abound – though they are quickly eliminated. Tradition has it that the people who post loads of useful content are given a certain leeway in promoting their own products. This works well most of the time.
However, there is an unusual case over at the Warriors at the moment and it’s causing some fuss. One poster makes some breathtakingly good posts – but in return he wants to be able to post about himself and his problems. Is an internet marketing forum a place for a counseling session? I don’t think so – but if it means that an outstanding contributor continues to participate, I’m prepared to tolerate it. More importantly, the forum owner seems to take this view
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